Course Description and Objectives:¶ This course will use the experience of conversion to and from Judaism as a lens through which to examine the Jewish past. Religious conversion, which centers on questions of individual ...

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course will focus on philosophical concepts and themes that arise from classical biblical narratives. Through closely examining these topics, students will arrive at a deeper understanding of ...

COURSE OVERVIEW This semester we will explore the legacy of perhaps the most renowned and influential Jewish thinker in history: Maimonides. Over the first half of the course, we will examine his historical and intellectual ...

The aim of this class is to explore the thought of one of the most well-known Jewish exegetes of the nineteenth century—Malbim—with a heavy emphasis on his historical and intellectual context. We will survey the major ...

¶Throughout the course of history, people have looked at the world and come away with questions, struggling with various aspects of humanity and faith. Jewish philosophers have examined these questions, revealing in their ...

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course will consist of an in-depth study of themes in Jewish thought based upon insights and concepts of the Vilna Gaon. Most of the discussions will relate to the holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom ...

The course will explore some of the most recent Chassidic Masters and their Chassidic Thought. Students will study texts written by Rav Moshe Wolfson, students of Rav Yitzchok Meir Morgenstern, Rav Elimelech Biderman, ...

Course Objectives This course focuses on a variety of fascinating theological and philosophical concepts that emerge from the writings of Nachmanides. Special attention will be given to Nachamanides’ Commentary on the ...